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Patented May 23,` |899. H H SCHEPERS HAMMER HAHD- SLIHG. (Applicationled Peb. 17, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY HARMAN SCHEPERS, OF SANDON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 62 5,469, dated May 23,1899.

Application filed February 17, 1899. Serial No. 705,781. (No model.)

T0 all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY HARMAN SCHE- PERS, of Sanden, in the Provinceof British Columbia, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Hammer Hand-Slings; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure l is aView showing my hammersling as in use by a miner in drilling; and Fig. 2is a perspective view of the hammersling as out of use, the hammer beingshown in dotted lines in position in the sling.

My invention relates to a hammer handsling for drillers use in mining,especially for striking a drill upwardly.

My invention has for its object to partially or at intervals transferthe weight of the hammer from the handle grasped by the hand to thewrist or forearm by a sling connecting the head of the hammer and theWrist of the user and a clutch connecting the handle of the hammer tothe sling, so that the user can swing the hammer to strike the drillwithout.

the laborious eort of continually grasping the handle of the hammer.

My invention consists of a harness embracing the hammer-head andattached to a clutch to grip the handle of the hammer, said clutchconnected by a buckle and strap to a strap forming the loop to receivethe wrist of the user, whereby the hammer canbe partly swung ormomentarily without grasping the handle, thereby relieving the hand.

A is a U-shaped metal clutch suited to llt and grip the handle B of thehammer-head C. D is a leather strap having the ends connected to saidclutch by rivets or otherwise to form a loop to receive the head of thehammer.

B is a leather strap connecting a buckle F to the clutch, said strapriveted to the clutch or otherwise fastened thereto.

G is a leather strap, one end secured to its attachment and forming aloop to fit loosely on the wrist of the user, and the other end of saidstrap passes through the buckle to shorten or lengthen the loop to suitdiifereut lengths of adjustment by drawing the strap more or lessthrough the buckle.

I claim as my invention- A hammer hand-sling for retaining a hammer andrelieving the hand at intervals from grasping the handle while strikingan upward blow, comprisinga U-shaped clutch to it the hammer-handle, astrap having the ends fastened to said clutch and forming'a loop toreceive the head of the hammer, a buckle connected to said clutch, and astrap passing through said buckle and forming a loop to fit on the wristof the user, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twoWitnesses.

HENRY HARMAN SCHEPERS.

Witnesses:

HENRY GRIsT, JOHN GRIsT.

